Bristol does a great job for the fans, from the time you park to the time you leave it's a very good experience
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About Bristol Motor Speedway
You can tell a lot about the character of Bristol Motor Speedway from the nicknames assigned to the venue by racing fans. There are four in wide circulation: "The Last Great Colosseum" and "The Bullring" for the track's shape; "The World's Fastest Half-Mile" for its speed (cars complete laps in about 15 seconds); and "Thunder Valley" for its noise. The track is steeply banked and ringed with stadium-style seating. With a capacity of 162,000, it is the third-largest sports venue in the United States and the seventh-largest in the world.
Bristol Motor Speedway History
Bristol Motor Speedway, located in the northeast corner of Tennessee, opened in 1961. It was built by Carl Moore, Larry Carrier, and R.G. Pope on the site of a former dairy farm. They drew their inspiration from a trip to Charlotte Motor Speedway, but the $600,000 Bristol track was a more intimate (and noisier) venue, and in 1969 the track was reconfigured with its signature steep banks. In 1992, BMS replaced its asphalt surface with a concrete surface that is now its other hallmark. It is something of a celebrity, having served as the basis for the fictional Motor Speedway of the South in the Disney/Pixar film Cars.
The speedway is home to races in the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series East, and the NHRA Mello Yellow Drag Racing Series. In the Cup Series, racing great Richard Petty holds the track record for most Top 10 finishes (with 37) and most starts (with 60). Darrell Waltrip leads with 12 all-time wins. The all-time winningest car owner at BMS is the legendary Junior Johnson, with 21 victories. Over the course of a week in 2010, Kyle Busch made history by winning three NASCAR national series races in a single race meeting: the Truck Series race on a Wednesday, then the Nationwide Series race, and the Spring Cup Series race.
Rating: 4 out of 5by JCmustang on 8/19/10Bristol Motor Speedway - Bristol Rating: 4 out of 5 O'Reilly 200 Nascar Truck
by HeavyDuty51 on 8/19/10Bristol Motor Speedway - BristolBristol is a great venue for racing. Close in, free parking, walk up the ramp and your in the seat for this one. Whelen modified opener was exciting as well. Wife had never experienced Bristol in person and she was very happy she made the trip. Truck race was open seating, so you have plenty of room. I'm probably good for the next week night deal. I used the print your own ticket and that is a piece of cheese. No problem.
Rating: 5 out of 5by Anonymous on 7/1/10Bristol Dragway - Bristol Great event - will attend next year's race without a doubt
Rating: 5 out of 5 Non stop action
by Maineeyak2001 on 6/26/10Bristol Dragway - BristolGreat event-double eliminations and constant top notch head to head racing. Great event-easy access and departure from Bristol.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Great Time
by journeyfan1982 on 6/23/10Bristol Dragway - BristolI sent my husband for his birthday with his best friend for the weekend.They had a great time. thanks .,
Rating: 5 out of 5 Awesome
by MBradbury on 6/22/10Bristol Dragway - BristolGreat track! Had a blast! Im going to go back next year!
Rating: 5 out of 5by Anonymous on 6/21/10Bristol Dragway - Bristol Can't wait to go back!!!! It was extremely exciting and had a great time!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5by Anonymous on 6/21/10Bristol Dragway - Bristol Completely awesome!!!! The trams were fantastic and the traffic getting out was so easy!!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5by Anonymous on 6/21/10Bristol Dragway - Bristol First time seeing the NHRA guys, and it was spectacular!
Rating: 5 out of 5by Anonymous on 6/21/10Bristol Dragway - Bristol NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals was incredible!!!! I am definately going again and highly recommend others to go as well. :)
Rating: 5 out of 5 Drag racing at thunder valley was awesome.
by BabyGirl37 on 6/21/10Bristol Dragway - BristolLoved it would go again next year. Loved the racing, enjoyed walking around, enjoyed meeting a driver, and also enjoyed the free pic u got to take and see online.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Awesome Fathers Day
by semperfi59 on 6/21/10Bristol Dragway - BristolThe entire day was great. We had great seats right at the starting line and where able to watch the action up close. I would recommend this event to everyone.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Thunder in the Valley
by mitzirs on 6/21/10Bristol Dragway - BristolWe loved watching the NHRA Thunder in the Valley Drags! It was great walking around the pits and seeing everything close up. Had a blast!
Rating: 5 out of 5 Nothing like Thunder Valley!
by Icebergplaysgolf on 6/20/10Bristol Dragway - BristolHad a great time watching the 8,000 hp monsters tear it up in Bristol!
Rating: 5 out of 5by johnforceracefan on 6/20/10Bristol Dragway - Bristol It was AMAZING , this was the first time I had went to a NHRA drag race. I will be going back for sure .
Rating: 5 out of 5 Bristol is awesome
by tussery on 4/8/10Bristol Motor Speedway - BristolBristol is an awesome place to watch a race. If you've ever wanted to see a Nascar race, this is the best place to go. There is not a bad seat in the house and you can see the whole track.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Bristol race was awesome
by shelby43 on 4/6/10Bristol Motor Speedway - BristolGreat seats, thanks ticketmaster. The weather held out except for a few sprinkles.
Rating: 3 out of 5 where's the excitement?
by b2822adrian on 4/6/10Bristol Motor Speedway - BristolI think there were empty seats available not because of the economy but NASCAR has gotten really PC and "safe".
Rating: 5 out of 5 Bristol was everything we had hoped for!
by wademm on 4/3/10Bristol Motor Speedway - BristolThe entire weekend was fantastic. We had previously visited Charlotte Motor Speedway, but Birstol is the way racing was meant to be.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Great View! Except the pole
by mw20fan on 3/31/10Bristol Motor Speedway - BristolIt was our first time at Bristol Motor Speedway. The seats were great because rain was in the forecast, and our seats were under the overhang. However, there was nothing in the ticket reservations that there was a large pole three rows directly in front of the seats. It also did not say that one of the seat was separated from the other two by an aisle. It was a great race, but it would have been nice to know about the pole.